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Book SynopsisAn action-driven approach to assessing, creating, and protectingvalue
The timing for publication of Eleanor Bloxham''s Economic ValueManagement is providential. We are assailed by the reality that theboard of directors of leading companies have approved, no, havedirected, accounting practices that inflate the reported earningsbut that lack economic substance. Audit firms in search of personalwealth have been selling ''earnings'' from their consulting divisionto their full client list. This volume is uniquely couched torestore integrity to the financial understanding of corporatefunctioning. If you want-and you should-to start getting Americanbusiness back on the right track, you should read thisbook.-Robert A. G. Monks, Publisher of www.ragm.com and severalbooks about corporate governance
Educated investors are essential to successfully functioningcapital markets. At this critical time in our financial history,restoring the confidence in our financial system lost over
Trade Review"A good read for managers who want to see the horizon as well as a foot in front of them." -- Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School
Table of ContentsList of Exhibits.
Acknowledgments.
Foreword.
Introduction.
PART ONE: What Is Economic Value Management and How Does ItRelate to Organizations Today?
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS ECONOMIC VALUE MANAGEMENT?
CHAPTER 2: The Value Management Wheel.
CHAPTER 3: The Performance Measurement and ManagementContext.
CHAPTER 4: Economic Value Management: The Measurement andManagement Impacts.
CHAPTER 5: Economic Value Management: Demonstrating andAssessing Value Measurement Approaches.
PART TWO: Applications and Techniques.
CHAPTER 6: Has Value Been Created? How Much?
CHAPTER 7: Evaluations of the Past to Strengthen the Future:Peers and Sectors.
CHAPTER 8: Placing Detailed Evaluations in Context: Product,Service, Distribution Channel, and Process.
CHAPTER 9: The Customer, Value Drivers, and Changes overTime.
CHAPTER 10: Creating Value in the Future.
Afterword.
Index.
